Playmaker (1994)

★ 5.8 1h 31m IMDb

A would-be actress uncovers horrifying files on other starlets.

Playmaker

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Cast

Jennifer Rubin
Jennifer Rubin as Jamie Harris Age 64 · Phoenix, Arizona, USA Jennifer Collene Rubin (born April 3, 1962) is an American actress and model. Rubin was discovered by the Ford Modeling Agency. In 1984 she was the Ford International Model of the Year. She was the o...
John Getz
John Getz as Eddie Age 79 · Davenport, Iowa, U.S. ​John Getz (born October 15, 1946) is an American actor. Getz dropped out of college to attend the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. While working in a winery, he helped found the Theat...
Colin Firth
Colin Firth as Ross Talbert / Michael Condren Age 65 · Grayshott, Hampshire, England, UK Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September 1960) is an English actor and producer. He is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, as well...
Jeff Perry
Jeff Perry as Allen Age 70 · Highland Park, Illinois, USA Jeff Perry was born on August 16, 1955 in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Nash Bridges (1996), Scandal (2012) and Wild Things (1998). He is married to Linda Lowy.
Arthur Taxier
Arthur Taxier as Detective Chassman Age 75 · Denniston, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Arthur Taxier (born January 19, 1951) is an American character actor, best known for the role of Lieutenant Carl Zymak in the TV series Midnight Caller. He also played the recurring role of Dr. Morton...
Dean Norris
Dean Norris as Detective Marconi Age 63 · South Bend, Indiana, USA Dean Joseph Norris (born April 8, 1963 height 5' 7" (1,70 m)) is an American actor, best known for portraying DEA agent Hank Schrader on the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013) and town selectman Jame...

Audience Reviews

GenerationofSwine 10/10 Jan 12, 2023
I guess, to be honest, I'm giving this 10 of 10 stars just because I like films like this and, when it came out when I was 14 I really loved those moody independent mysteries that really wanted to buck for film noir and mostly never achieved it.

And now as an adult, I still like them, but with the refined taste of preferring the ones that were actually done right... or at least the ones that hit the troupes with a bit of success.

Looking at it through a critical eye, however, the plot doesn't stand up to analysis. If you are the kind of critical couch coach you're going to be yelling at the television and facepalming more than a few times... but that's kind of part of the charm of films like this. The ones that are done well keep it to a minimum, but even then the "WTF were they thinking!" moments are a source of entertainment themselves.

And it has Jennifer Rubin, who does decent jobs and should have had bigger roles in her career. In this case she does a fine job of balancing naive and stupid enough to not turn to the camera and yell at the writers because of the above mentioned moments, and still comes across as someone that can solve the mystery.

And it's the "Mystery" again, that is keeping this from being a truly good film. It's that dark sort of total suspension of disbelief, if you don't just shrug and go with it you'll be irritated to no end kind of mystery.

Because, honestly, outside of that the acting is pretty stellar, Firth and Rubin both nail their roles, the film is moody enough to fit the genre, it's got that 90s indie Hollywoodphile vibe that everyone loves... but it just does it with a lot that makes you want to strangle the writer and situations that will leave a nice large red mark on you forehead.

Honestly though, despite all of that, it actually manages to entertain. You won't be bored watching it, this is a film you can still enjoy and, at the end of the day, that is the only reason to make a movie. That is the one goal that all films should place above all objectives.

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